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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1915)
THE LANE. COTJNTK NEWS 3 W. A. DILL , Editor and Manager 11 fWrVTV- IMiU wr Published Every Monday and Thursday by tho lino County Pub ? ; Hsbing Association. " , ' " " , IS' RATES OF SUDSCMPTlON. Oh Year SUO Six Months - ,75 I ThrJo Months .60 Advertising Ilntcs Furntshod on Application. '-Member of the Willamotto iSPIUNGFIELD, OREGON, .THU CALIFORNIA'S DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. Let us be mindful of what ournclghb6rs aro doing that Is worth tho while, says the TelegranY R &k Caifomia hais apjewly created- state development com-''mlsslonr-The purposes for .wbJcU. It was created are officially 'stated as follows: "To Investigate and consider tho question of land colonization and the various forms of land banks, co operative credit unions and other rural credit systems adopted or proposed in this country and elsewhere, with a special view ' v to the needs of the rural communities of this state. It must make a report to the governor on or before October 1, 1916." We have had our own development league in Oregon which in its own way has served to advertise the state. The ' chief object of that organization was to attract attention of outside homeseekers to this state, rather than to consider the practical economic needs of the home-makers we had with us. Our development league served Its purpose in its own way, but that service was not of the fundamental and lasting sort contemplated in the work of the California commission. The identical conditions which promoted the creation of 'this development commission in California prevail in Oregon. "We have land unused, vast areas of it. We have a great acre age of land once used and partially abandoned. We have plenty of land in use that is not cultivated anywhere near to the limit of its possibilities. Our cheaper lands are remote from markets. Our more desirable lands are held at too high 'a value. Lands in use by men of enterprise who have little capital are not improved to their full productive capacity, be cause conditions on which money is to be had for that purpose are onerous and make the work itself hazardous and un ' 'profitable. There is need in Oregon, as there is need in California, to consider the question of land and the use of land, and all the relative questions by which it is sought to make the cap ital of the community aid in bringing together the other two factors of land and labor, under conditions most advantag eous to the latter. Annually, we indulge the felicity of livestock and land-products shows, and it is not merely in a spirit of vain boasting or solely for expositional entertairnment that we do that. The main purpose is to show the land hungry what it is possible to do on Oregon soil,. Through such enterprise we present, visu--ally, the rewards to be earned by the application of intelligent 1 industry to Oregon land. Surely it would be only wisdom on our part to seek out all practical ways and means by which the greatest possible area of our land may thus be made fruitful. Upon progress in that direction depends all other Oregon Industry. The prosperous countryside must be a condition pre cedent to the growing and progressive town and city. And the prosperous countryside means the utilization of land in husbandry to the reasonably assured welfare of the husband man. There can be no such assurance on the basis of inflated land values or under conditions of short-time loans and ex cessive interest which discourages the enterprising man of small or moderate capital, and in a very considerable measure makes husbandry a gamble. We want settlers in Oregon, and settlers are not neces sarily men who have money to buy the land. In fact, it is not from that class that the vigorous, red-blooded, empire build ing farmers have developed. The essentials are brain, muscle and industry to make these effective. The man who will stake his ah on the raw land, subdue it, cultivate it and make it pay for itself in support of a new home in the commonwealth is the man we should invite to Oregon; providing for him, as de may, every condition o f encouragement. If we are, wise we will begin to consider his case and the case of others who, by independent industry, would support themselves and their families from the soil. California has gone about this business practically, so must we. Here lies before us a constructive task. It is one in which Big Road how Coming Dec. 13th NOT A VAUDEVILLE Eugene Theatre THE MOST FASCINATING MONDAY DEC. 13 DADDY L.0NGLEG3 ijy jiuan wniuaxrc With RENEEKeLLY as MAIL ORDERS NOW DON'T MISS THIS BIG ATTRACTION, THE BIGGEST AND BESTSHQ W QNTHEROAD PRICES: 50c $ir0O.:$l,5Q Valley Editorial Association. VLAT COMEDY OF THE DAY SEATS ON' SALE, FR. THE 10-11 ,AND 13 f i Judy j HENRY MILLER, Mgr. SHOW STARTS 8:30 t public spirited promotion, bodies throughout the state should1 take the Initiative. Like California, wo need to kn6v"nrii( what tho conditions aro, that wo may proceed practically to their Improvement. Tho time Is rlpo for dlBcusalon and edu cation that flomo definite proposition may bo'ovolvcd for tho consideration of tho Oregon legislature when next It shall moot. ' ' . . -- Eugeno might Just uia well surrender peaceably and bo made n part of Sprlnguied gracefully. Already tho work of moving Eugono to this place has begun, sovornl carloads of Eugene's best railroad right of way having been dumped In Springfield's manufacturing district. . Wo uoto by a Eugono paper that tho proposed "Dalboa highway Is to cross the Cascades by way of tho old Military 'road, and tho now road, Is to leave tho Pacific Highway at Eugene." Yes, just about throe miles east of Eugono, right ' at tho Springfield bridge. VALUE OF ADVERTISING Farmer Tells Local Merchants How They Can Take Trade From Mall Order House Tho Importance of intelligent and continuous advertising is clearly sot forth in tho following letter from a Minnesota farmer to his local newspaper. Answer ing occasional articles that, ap pear In print about tho mail or der houses, he says: "If the mail order house gets $1000 out of this county each month that belongs to tho homo merchants, the fault Is with tho homo merchants themselves. Tho mall order houses adver tise and give tis prices on every thing they offer for sale. They tell us what they have and what they want for it. Of course we get soaked once in a while, and if we do, we can try some other house. Most of the home mer chants who? advertise at all don't quote prices. They neglect to tell us what we wautiio knjpw-t prices. Of course' wo can go to tho store and ask the price of this article, and that, but you know how it is one doesn't know so well what he wants to buy when he gets in a store as when he is at home. And here is where the mailorder houses make their hit. They sehd us their advertising matter into our homes and we read It when we haven't anything else,to do and every member of the family who reads their stuff usually finds something that he or some other member of the family wants, and many orders are made up and sent out at just such times. "Right here Is where the home merchants fall down. If he talk- ed up his business in our homes;" the same as the mall order houses do, the people would be in to see him the next time they NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE ON EXECUTION Notice Is hereby given that uy.-vlrtuo at an Execution and Order of Sale. XJ. State of Oregon for Umatilla County, on the 8th day of November, 1915, on a Judgment rendered In said Court on the 3rd day of Novembor, 1915, li favor of tho Redmond Dank of Com merce and against W. E. Sayjor for tho sum of $833.75 with Interest there on at tho rato of 10 per cent por an num from the 18th day of February. 1914, and tho further sum of if 100.00 Attorneys fees and tho sum of $20.00 costs and disbursements, less tho sum i of $27.40 paid thereon on tno 3rd uay ! of November, 1915, and applied toward tho satisfaction of tho costs and Attor- ney 8 lee, wnicn juugniuni wb uuiy ; enrolled and docketed In tho dulce of tho Clerk of the Circuit Court, of the ; . - ... ... . . ....... State of Oregon for Umatilla County, and said Execution to me directed.- commanding me in the name of tho State of Oregon In order to. satisfy said Judgment costs, attorneys fees and accruing costs to sol! all tbo right title and interest which tho said De fendant W. E. Sayler, had on tho 9th day of Juno, 1915, In and to tho West half Lot 10, and the North half of tho West half of Lot 9 In Block 3 In tho Original Town of Creswell, Lane County, Oregon, also all the right title and Interest which the said de fendant had on the 9th day of June, 1915, In and to that certain contract for (ho sale of real property, given by John R. Scbtt and May E. Scott lo It, If. Parsons, and assigned to tho ,Creovell Fruit Qrpwers Bank, Cres w(oU Oregon, as security or collateral to the note. Now, therefore, In the namo of the State of Oregon, and In compliance with said Execution and Order of Sale I will on Saturday tho 18th day of December, 1915, between the hours' of 9 o clock A. M. and A o'clock P. M., to-wlt; at one o'clock P. M. on said' day,, at tho southwest door of tbo Cpunty Court House In Eugeno, Lano County, Qreg'on, offer for salo for cash, subject to redemption all the right, title, and Interest of said De fendant in and to tho above described roal prpperty, togother with all tho right, title, 'and interest the said de fendant had on tho 9th day of Juno, 1915, or now has in and to that cer tain contract fpr salo of real property aborp, described. , JAMES 0. PARKER. " ' Sheriff of Lane -County, Oregon. By D. A. ELKlNS. Deputy.'l N-16 to D-13 . , ' enmo to town, and in many cases extra trips wouiu oe mauo to got things at once that wo wanted when they wero brought to uor attention. "Tho homo merchant can savo the exponso of getting out a cat alogue. Wo peoplo read the homo paper more carefully than wo do a catalogue, and If tho merchant wants to talk business with us, let him put his talk In tho homo papora, and put It In so that wo know ho means busi ness. Tho homo merchant like ly nine times out of ten, sells hl8 goods as cheap as, tho mall order houses, and I believe on many things he Is much cheaper, but how are we to know If he docs not tell us about it? "A merchant must not think that even his best customers know his goods bo well thnt they can tell what he has without be ing told. "It Is none of my business how the homo merchant runs his business, but I don't like to see these roasts in tho papers all tho time about us fellows who got a little stuff shipped in once in a while, and never anything said on the other side. There aro al ways two sides to a question, and I have given you mine. If It Is anything to you, you can take: it." Sumpter Big merger plan for J 1 f O I L. 1 .-. - - n uevmupuiK ui 1111111115 uu (,ijiui- tic Scale proposed. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Department or tho Interior, U. S. Land Olllco at Itosoburg, Ore gon, November 16. 1916. Notlco la horoby given that James A. Resides of Vlda, Oregon, who, on Novembor 1), 1016, mado Homestead Entry." Serial No. 073G8, for Lota 0. 7 and 8 of Section 30. Township ICS, i rtango 2E.. Willamette Merldan. has- tho land above described, before I, P. Howltt, U. S. Commissioner, at his olllco, at Eugene, Oregon, on tho 20th day of December, 1915. As this land If In Sec. 3C, a school section, tho State of Oregon is especially cited in this notice. Claimant names as witnesses: Caroy W. Thomson, of Vlda, Oregon: John Iof Vlda! Oregnf Abo 0, W. Low. of vlda. Oregon: anciiaw of Eugene, J. M. UPTON. ' Register. Nov. 18-Dec. 22 MONEY TO LOAN on improved farms and city nronertv. call at my office 32 East 8th Ave, Eugene, or call Hl olJ ' , Phone BOB. . 7Gtf F. J. BERGER. j j a f y04 ( lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll FARMERS' AND HOMK-MAKGRS' WEEK and RURAL LIFE CONFERENCES' January j to 8, 1916 Live luformatiou, riicticmt Help lor the Home the Parol, the Community. Cniivriitioiinof Oir0n' Ciralnt Induatnra ConfcrriuTHoti Oregon' Mint Vital Pruulrnia LKCTURKH-DKMCINHTKATIONH- KXIIIMTIlWH-KNTi'.KTAINMHNTB Two tliounanit (M-upIr atltndrd (ant ycai. It la Etral place lo make frlenrta with live lliliikrrK and live Ihoutthla. kixmI woikrra, and hihj( wink. WINTIiR SHORT COURSH January 10 to February 4, 1916 A Practical Agricultural Couike m a Nut Hbell. Applied Hciriii'c In Actual Work of the farm and llouichotd, Couraea in PKIIIT KAISI.NO, HARM CROPrt, MOU,8. STOCK KAIM.NO. IJAIKY WOKK. POULTRY KAIH1NO, OARDKNINO, COOK 1K(J, HUWINO. IIOUSlfllOI.D ARTS, IIOMIt NllRSINO, BlIHINKSH ' MKTIIOUS, ROAD. ORP.AMATIONH, MAKKKTIttO. 71 Correapoudetice Couraea Without TullliirV. Kxprrl luatructlon in Mimic. Reduced railroad ralea, iPor program wrllr to The Collegi Enchange, Oregon Agrleuftural College'. 'Qorv.llli. UwM-l of-l) HERBERT E. WALKER NOTARY PUBLIC Office In City Hall. Sprlnciflelri, Or Jas. Corsaw has ro-ppened hfs Bhoo repair shopliv the west half of the Stevens bl- .cycle shop, Maln St. near t Seventh. " ' NOTHING IS A'BETER POSSESSION OF MONEY. BANK ACCOUNT HE WILL ARITHMETIC; IT WILL CREATE IN HIM AN INTER- 1 CCT iMM" UIC MnMFV MfiDF VAI IIARI P THAN 91 THE INTEREST "ON" HIS MONEY. HE WILL LEARN THE VALUE OF MONEY AND TIJVIE, AND LEARN TO LOOK OUT FOR HIMSELF. GIVE HIM A BANK ACCOUNT. BANK WITH US. WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSIT The Best Groceries For Less Money The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. Established 1883 Capital and Surplus - -- - - $300,000.00 Interests on Savings Accounts and Timo Certificates IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED THE SPRINGFIELD CREAMERY Chits. Barknian, Manager; ' try ua and ho corivirifjed that It pays o patronize homo . industries. CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS Dentistry DR, J. E. RICHMOND PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 118-J Over Commercial Bank, ' ' Snrlnrrfield. faratron. '' ' w , i Edwards & Brattaii ,F,oiFar.m rfjCjtyProperty Exchanges a Specialty Springfield . Oregon , Phone 0 v 8& a. EDUCATION THAti. THE IF YOUR CHILD HAS A TAKE AN INTEREST IN Cheer up. Business is good, Santa la horo with us with tho awect goda. All aorta of candy anil nuts and rais ins and popcorn that will pop, Groceries too. We de liver the gooda. Yours for tho best gooda boBt service and lowest prices. Nice & Miller J. H. BOWER1 Lawyer. ! Phono 1221 I B31 Willamette St. Eugene, Oregon W. F. WALKER . '"y-. 1 undertaker! ' ' FUNERAL DIRECTOR ,.rnt Office Phone '62 Residence 67-J West Main St. Harness, Shoes, Gloves Harness and Shoes Repaired at .The. Harness, Shop